Quote #7: If everyone cared and nobody cried, if everyone loved and nobody lied, if everyone shared and swallowed their pride, we'd see a day where nobody died. Okay, I'm going on vacation in a few days, so this might be the last time I update for a week or two. I'll make this last chapter worth it!

Jeb POV

"Where is Experiment 01996?" I hissed at my colleagues. Last night, on the electronic map of the world, there were two red dots. There was one in Kentucky and one in Italy. But when I woke up this morning and went to check on the map, only one dot was there.

"There is no possible way the chip could have malfunctioned." A random scientist tried to calm me. Like that would possibly calm me! "The chip was working up until about three in the morning. The last location the experiment was recorded in was Arizona." My eyes widened. If Max partnered up with Experiment 01996, she could have gotten Valencia to remove the chip. I rubbed my temples and sighed.

"Contact Dylan and tell him to come back here. Get a whole horde of Erasers ready." I sighed, wishing I wouldn't have to do this to Max. But I would lose my job if I let her get away. "The flocks are going to be retired soon."

I started walking away, but the girl I was barking orders at had questions. She was seriously getting on my nerves.

"How come we have to destroy the human-avian hybrid, but not the human-lupine hybrid?" She forced her bright green eyes to look anywhere but my face.

"Because we only have a small batch of Erasers and they are going to die off at a young age anyway. We are permitted to use them as weapons while they last, but we are not allowed to make anymore batches of our little furry friends." I turned away again, signaling I was done talking to her. "Make sure to get Dylan here as fast as possible!"

Max POV

"Max, we are ordering pizza! What do you want for a topping?" Gazzy yelled from the kitchen. I looked at the clock. It was about ten o'clock at night. Pizza places were still open this late, right? I turned the volume on the living room TV down and shrugged.

"I guess pepperoni, sausage, and extra cheese is all." Gazzy nodded and said my order into the telephone. When Gazzy was done ordering, he had spent $132.92 and had ordered twenty five extra-large pizzas. That was for everyone in the house. I hope we have enough.

I looked over at Fang, who walked into the living room and sat on the couch next to me. "Angel went Obi One Kenobi on me." I raised my eyebrow at the Starwars reference. "She used her little mind control powers to force me to clean up the mess she and Lima made." He had a serious look on his face, and I wish I had one on mine, but it took all of my power not to laugh. I hated the fact that Angel used her powers against Fang, but it was funny to see how pissed he was. I smiled and patted his arm.

"I'll take care of it." I craned my neck and looked down the hallway, not shifting my position on the couch. "Later, though. I feel too lazy. Did you check up on Hawk?" Fang nodded and I leaned my head on his shoulder.

"She said she doesn't want me checking up on her anymore. Apparently, the second she got food in her system after the surgery, she was fine. I think she's going to be okay." He smirked and leaned his head on mine.

It was two days after we showed up at my mom's house and Hawk had her surgery. I'd been keeping a close eye on her since the surgery, but she is as tough as a nail. Maybe tougher. Everyone loved it at my mom's house. My mom had comfortable furniture, she isn't strict, and she makes the best chocolate chip cookies ever.

Fang and I sat there for a while, just enjoying each other. We didn't kiss, because Gazzy, who was waiting for the pizza impatiently in the kitchen, would surely freak out. That didn't seem to stop Kiki and Travis, though. They were on the love seat next to Fang and I. Emphasize on the love.

"WHERE IS MY PIZZA?" Gazzy yelled, just as the doorbell rang. "Oh. I'll get it." He ran from the kitchen to the front door. Before Gazzy could answer it, Fang was up from the couch and next to him.

"Last time we ordered a pizza, it exploded. I'll get it." Fang opened the door and raised his eyebrows. I got up and stood next to Fang. I was surprised to see a nerd and not, say, a blood thirsty scientist. The person in front of me was an actual nerd, though. He had giant glasses, he didn't have any muscle at all, and he had a face full of acne.

"Can I have help getting the pizzas out of the car?" He asked in a high, prepubescent voice. "There are about thirty and it will take a while to get them into the house." I looked up at Fang and shrugged.

"Sure. Travis, Josh, Iggy, and Kris! Get your butts out here and help bring in the pizzas!" All four guys rushed out the front door and Fang and I followed. It wasn't until I noticed the stench that I knew something was wrong. "What the hell is—" My eyes widened. I looked back at the house and saw the front door slam shut. Through a window, I saw Erasers crashing in through the backdoor. I spun around to warn everyone of our guests, but they already noticed. Probably because we had about fifty Erasers surrounding us. Woopie.

I looked at the nerdy pizza boy, who was staring wide eyed at the Erasers. "W—what are th—they?" He was shaking uncontrollably. I looked over at Fang, who nodded. We had to protect him. He may have been a stranger, but we weren't going to let this guy get killed because of us.

All six of us made a back-to-back circle, the pizza boy protected in the middle. The Erasers didn't hesitate; they came at us with full force. Three Erasers confronted me; I snapped out my wings and jumped up into the air. I kicked one in the snout so hard that he flew back a few yards. The other two tried to grab my feet, but I just kicked them away. I landed on ones back and grabbed its head in both of my hands. If I was going to protect my family, I had to be ready to kill. I snapped his neck and jumped back into the air. I did the same thing to about ten other Erasers. I just flew onto one's back and snapped their neck. When I looked back at everyone else, I saw that they were putting up a good fight. Only about ten Erasers were left. I ran over to the nerd, who was curled up in a ball on the ground. I patted his shoulder and he looked up at me, shock covering his face. It was probably from the wings that were attached to my back.

"Get up." I ordered him in my no-nonsense voice. He nodded and stood up. An Eraser came at us and I pushed him behind me, expecting him to cower again. Nope. That's not what he did at all. Instead he grabbed me from behind and pinned my arms behind my back, leaving an opening for the Eraser.

"Get back, you foul mutt." He said. The Eraser nodded and walked away. What the hell just happened? That isn't possible! Erasers don't listen to anyone!

"Hey, Max." Dylan's voice rang in my ear. Instead of the nerdy pizza boy's flimsy arms, Dylan's strong arms were holding me back. How did he…? Oh my gosh. He is a shape shifter! Of course he would try to trick me by shifting into someone not hot.

"You are a fucking shit! Let go of my family! Let go of me!" I cursed more at him, but he just laughed.

"No can do, Max. You see, I could have let you go, only if you agreed to be on my side and not your stupid flock's. But you chose the wrong team." Dylan chuckled and, get this, kissed my neck. Oh, hell no. I kicked back and felt my foot connect with his knee. He let go of me slightly, but slightly was enough. I ripped myself out of his arms and turned around to smack him. My hand connected with his cheek and he just stared at me.

I punched him again and at the top of my lungs, yelled, "I SWEAR TO GOD IF YOU EVER FUCKING TOUCH ME AGAIN I'LL KILL YOU." Everyone stopped fighting and turned around to look at me, even the Erasers. When Fang saw Dylan on the ground, he snapped the neck of the Eraser he was fighting and ran over to me. His dark eyes were shooting daggers at Dylan. I wasn't being serious about killing Dylan, but Fang probably was.

"Get. Out. Of. Here." Fang pushed Dylan back, sending him stumbling to the ground. Dylan's face twisted with anger. He grabbed a knife from his pocket and flew up, aiming for Fang's neck.

"No!" I screamed. I had watched Fang die once, no way was I going to watch it again. Without thinking twice, I jumped in front of Fang. Dylan tried to avoid stabbing me, but it was too late. The knife plunged into my stomach. I felt a red hot pain, but then everything went numb. My eyes fluttered closed and I crumpled to the ground.

I heard Fang shouting in the back. Everyone was screaming.

"Max," Fang lifted me into his lap, telling me sweet nothings. "You can't die. Everyone else will die without you. Please, I—I can't afford to lose you. I love you." I felt his tears drip onto my face. He was crying? Why?

I couldn't feel anything on my body. I couldn't move anything. I felt my heartbeat getting slower and slower. It felt almost impossible to breath. Chaos was surrounding me. But for some reason I felt… peaceful?

No. I can't die. I tried to open my eyes, and felt so defeated when I couldn't. That was when I felt Fang's lips on mine. Kissing Fang when I was on deaths door was surreal.

I think the kiss is what helped me fall asleep in peace.

Okay! So, I'm going on vacation for a week and there will be no wifi, so there is not going to be an update for a week and a half. ): Sorry! Fly on.